​FP&A Controller​ en COFRA Holding

Think about FP&A differently and make a real impact

A welcoming and supportive setting where you can develop and make a real difference in the world – that’s what you’ll find at COFRA. We’re a family business, geared to creating lasting value and united by an ambition to change industries and society for the better. Aspiration and entrepreneurism are encouraged and rewarded with opportunity. Teams are diverse yet close-knit. Relationships matter. People matter.

What we can achieve together

One of our greatest strengths is our people: talented, dedicated professionals who are true experts in their field, committed to the pursuit of excellence and open to new opportunities and ways of capturing them.

We're looking for an experienced FP&A Controller to join our COFRA team in Porto. You will join a multi-generational family business with a commitment to achieve systemic change across Liveable Cities, Responsible Capital, Clean Energy and Sustainable Food together with our management teams and mission-aligned external partners.

About the role

This role serves as a financial partner within COFRA Holding, responsible for non‑divisional management reporting and budgeting. It drives process optimization, enhances data quality, and promotes strong cross‑functional collaboration.

It plays a central role in driving financial performance, strategic planning, and decision support across the organization. The position owns key elements of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while partnering closely with leadership and business teams to ensure data‑driven decision‑making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the annual budgeting and quarterly outlook processes across the organization, including quarterly forecasting, financial and liquidity planning. Monitoring actuals against budget and forecast/outlook.
• Working closely with stakeholders by supporting budget and forecasting activities. Being recognized as a financial advisor and a trusted contact for all finance matters.
• Improving processes to deliver faster, high‑quality data and analysis.
• Building trust to increase alignment, acceptance, and awareness across the organization.
• Analyzing P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Providing monthly and quarterly variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast).
• Presenting insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Playing a key role in further automation and enhancement of budgeting and forecasting processes, reporting workflows, and financial systems. Maintaining data accuracy and integrity across financial systems.

What You Bring

• 6–10 years of experience.
• Advanced Excel skills required; exposure to BI tools and OneStream is considered a strong asset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Experience as a Finance Business Partner for different functions.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and handle sensitive stakeholder interactions with professionalism and composure.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset.
• Ability to simplify complex financial topics for non‑financial stakeholders.
• Proactive, curious, and comfortable challenging assumptions.
• High attention to detail with a continuous‑improvement mindset.
• Experience working in multinational organizations is an advantage.
• English (required).

What we offer you in return

The opportunity itself is a great way to have a direct impact on the Group and realize potential across a multitude of areas.

COFRA offers notable benefits, including a competitive pension plan. Also, training and development is provided to all COFRA employees.

COFRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disability. None of this gets in the way of hiring and retaining the best people.